Comments on Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEOTypePad2012-10-05T15:33:39ZAndy Towlehttp://www.towleroad.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:http://www.towleroad.com/2012/10/vancouv/comments/atom.xml/Randal Oulton commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017d3c92583c970c2012-10-08T07:55:11Z2012-10-08T07:55:11ZRandal OultonMinnesota nice: http://www.leadershipandcommunity.com/2011/03/14/minnesota-nice/<p>Minnesota nice: http://www.leadershipandcommunity.com/2011/03/14/minnesota-nice/</p>JON commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017ee402694d970d2012-10-07T05:03:00Z2012-10-07T05:03:00ZJON@Andrew: sounds like something a bully might say. It just wasn't the yearbook slur, he was bullied throughout his school...<p>@Andrew: sounds like something a bully might say.</p>
<p>It just wasn&#39;t the yearbook slur, he was bullied throughout his school years. Maybe he is using his experience to teach others about bullying? </p>David Lauri commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017d3c8d0a40970c2012-10-07T04:55:39Z2012-10-07T04:55:39ZDavid Laurihttp://www.davidlauri.comAndrew, I hope that he's gotten over it for the most part, but it's ridiculous to think that he'd ever...<p>Andrew, I hope that he&#39;s gotten over it for the most part, but it&#39;s ridiculous to think that he&#39;d ever forget it, nor should he forget it.</p>
<p>And you know who else should apologize to him besides the school administration? His classmates. I hope they haven&#39;t forgotten, that they&#39;re ashamed and that they&#39;ve done something to atone for their hatefulness.</p>andrew commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017c325e4dc7970b2012-10-07T03:01:35Z2012-10-07T03:01:35ZandrewThere is no doubt that printing the slur was a mean spirited thing to do. If he is still thinking...<p>There is no doubt that printing the slur was a mean spirited thing to do. If he is still thinking about it a lifetime later (42years) he should grow up. Its long over. It shouldn&#39;t be even on his radar.</p>Jamie commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017ee400db4e970d2012-10-06T21:17:37Z2012-10-06T21:17:37ZJamieand it took them 42 years to apologise..thats 42 years too late sorry.<p>and it took them 42 years to apologise..thats 42 years too late sorry.</p>BILLY commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017c325c4fcf970b2012-10-06T17:09:44Z2012-10-06T17:09:44ZBILLYBTW gay marriage came into effect in 2003. Once the Conservatives got a majority government recently they could have easily...<p>BTW gay marriage came into effect in 2003. Once the Conservatives got a majority government recently they could have easily repealed it (you know, since the country is all homophobic). But no, they said it has been dealt with and is a non-issue. That&#39;s coming from a Conservative government and a country of homophobes (according to What&#39;s New).</p>BILLY commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017d3c8aa246970c2012-10-06T16:58:19Z2012-10-06T16:58:19ZBILLY@RATBASTARD: no one is disagreeing with that. But "What's New" is making it sound like the country as a whole...<p>@RATBASTARD: no one is disagreeing with that. But &quot;What&#39;s New&quot; is making it sound like the country as a whole are all a bunch of homophobes and that isn&#39;t true. They have advanced much further along in terms of LGBT laws and wouldn&#39;t have gotten that far if the country was a bunch of bigots as he likes to think. Meanwhile, in his own country.....</p>ratbatard commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017d3c8a33ab970c2012-10-06T14:53:26Z2012-10-06T14:53:26Zratbatard@GiGi, I have family in Nova Scotia. You're right, they're good people. I'm referring more to the urban areas where...<p>@GiGi,</p>
<p>I have family in Nova Scotia. You&#39;re right, they&#39;re good people. I&#39;m referring more to the urban areas where mot people live. There is NO DIFFERENCE between an average Canadian and and average America, all thing being equal.</p>
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<p>@Truth Seeker,</p>
<p>USA = 320 million people<br />
Canada = 35 million</p>
<p>=============</p>What's New? commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017d3c8942fb970c2012-10-06T10:07:13Z2012-10-06T10:07:13ZWhat's New?Hello??? Can you not read??? The USA is over 9x the population of Canada. Of course suicide rates are going...<p>Hello??? Can you not read??? The USA is over 9x the population of Canada. Of course suicide rates are going to be higher here.</p>
<p>And Billy, yes it&#39;s nice your government has done so well as far as equal/legal rights are concerned, but it doesn&#39;t change the fact that Canadians are very homophobic.</p>TruthSeeker_Two commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017ee3fe3368970d2012-10-06T08:14:53Z2012-10-06T08:14:53ZTruthSeeker_TwoBilly's got this one right. Plus there's one more alarming statistic: 5 USA teens die by suicide EVERY day. In...<p>Billy&#39;s got this one right. Plus there&#39;s one more alarming statistic:</p>
<p>5 USA teens die by suicide EVERY day.<br />
In Canada, the death rate is about one unlucky soul every other day.</p>BILLY commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017d3c88c335970c2012-10-06T07:39:02Z2012-10-06T07:39:02ZBILLY@WHAT'S NEW: story after story? As if! Where are you getting your facts? Granted, you are going to run into...<p>@WHAT&#39;S NEW: story after story? As if! Where are you getting your facts? Granted, you are going to run into homophobes anywhere, but you make it sound like the country is majority homophobic. Get real. Let&#39;s review:</p>
<p>Nationwide Gay Marriage:<br />
<br />
Canada 1 USA 0 </p>
<p>Nationwide anti-discrimination laws based on sexuality:</p>
<p>Canada 1 USA 0</p>
<p>Nationwide adoption by same sex couples:</p>
<p>Canada 1 USA 0 </p>
<p>Gays allowed to serve in the military:</p>
<p>Canada: Since 1992 USA: 2011</p>UFFDA commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017c3259ef26970b2012-10-06T05:26:06Z2012-10-06T05:26:06ZUFFDABut Little Kiwi is a Canadian and he's so enormously gay it, in effect, doubles the number of gay Canucks,...<p>But Little Kiwi is a Canadian and he&#39;s so enormously gay it, in effect, doubles the number of gay Canucks, which should make them (him) a potent force for tolerance...or, er, is it the other way around? For myself, I go to Canada a lot and just stay in the closet so I don&#39;t get slapped around by the loggers and hockey players. </p>What's new? commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017ee3fd5ec7970d2012-10-06T04:07:40Z2012-10-06T04:07:40ZWhat's new?@Billy But the US has 311 MILLION people in it; Canada doesn't even have a population of 35 million, yet...<p>@Billy But the US has 311 MILLION people in it; Canada doesn&#39;t even have a population of 35 million, yet we hear story after story of homophobia and gay bashings there. For such a small population, the amount of homophobia there is scary.</p>BILLY commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017d3c87589b970c2012-10-06T00:39:00Z2012-10-06T00:39:00ZBILLY@WHAT'S NEW: so does any place you go. Last time I checked the US was not a gay paradise. If...<p>@WHAT&#39;S NEW: so does any place you go. Last time I checked the US was not a gay paradise. If it was, your political system wouldn&#39;t use it as a wedge issue. Every country has their bigots. </p>anon commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017ee3fc41dd970d2012-10-05T22:39:44Z2012-10-05T22:39:44ZanonWhy didn't he sue? Perfect defamation case.<p>Why didn&#39;t he sue? Perfect defamation case.</p>What's new? commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017c32587f67970b2012-10-05T22:16:49Z2012-10-05T22:16:49ZWhat's new?Madison, have you been to Canada for more than a few days? Contrary to popular belief, Canada has A LOT...<p>Madison, have you been to Canada for more than a few days? Contrary to popular belief, Canada has A LOT of homophobia even though they have gay marriage. This story doesn&#39;t surprise me one bit.</p>Randy commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017d3c86bffd970c2012-10-05T21:41:12Z2012-10-05T21:41:12ZRandyShame on that school board. This isn't difficult to address, unless you want to censor the guy. I hope he...<p>Shame on that school board. This isn&#39;t difficult to address, unless you want to censor the guy.</p>
<p>I hope he gets that apology in person, and they also apologize for dragging this out so long, instead of just apologizing when asked.</p>
<p>What is wrong with those people?</p>What it took to happen commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017c32577d3f970b2012-10-05T17:40:31Z2012-10-05T17:40:31ZWhat it took to happenhttp://www.towleroad.comI'm surprised none of the comments are talking about the amount of hate his classmates had within them to do...<p>I&#39;m surprised none of the comments are talking about the amount of hate his classmates had within them to do something like that. The sheer venom of what they put in that yearbook and the nastiness it took for them to do it (especially in 1970 when that slur was rarely… RARELY used in movies and TV like it is today) was beyond sick. </p>Gigi commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017d3c85d660970c2012-10-05T17:31:09Z2012-10-05T17:31:09ZGigi@RATBASTARD You're hanging out with the wrong Canadians. I was on the east coast of Canada this past summer -...<p>@RATBASTARD You&#39;re hanging out with the wrong Canadians. I was on the east coast of Canada this past summer - Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland - and I don&#39;t think I encountered one unfriendly person. They were all so nice that they made me almost want to be nice in return. :)</p>chuck commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017c32573d5c970b2012-10-05T16:33:07Z2012-10-05T16:33:07ZchuckThe BC equivalent of 'Minnesota Nice'...a smile on their face when they talk to you...but nothing but bigots behind your...<p>The BC equivalent of &#39;Minnesota Nice&#39;...a smile on their face when they talk to you...but nothing but bigots behind your back.</p>BEE BEE commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017c32573cce970b2012-10-05T16:32:31Z2012-10-05T16:32:31ZBEE BEEWell, if Ratbastard says it is so, than it must be true!<p>Well, if Ratbastard says it is so, than it must be true! </p>Caliban commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017d3c8595c9970c2012-10-05T16:24:41Z2012-10-05T16:24:41ZCalibanWTF? I don't even see how that would have been acceptable in 1970. Not that homophobia wasn't more acceptable, but...<p>WTF? I don&#39;t even see how that would have been acceptable in 1970. Not that homophobia wasn&#39;t more acceptable, but that a slur like that would be printed in the official school yearbook.</p>
<p>And the department of education was clearly more interested in covering their @ss than anything else. Good for Mr Tomlin or his daughter taking it to the media and MAKING them finally address it. As the saying goes, sunlight is the best disinfectant. </p>ratbastard commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017c325734ab970b2012-10-05T16:23:56Z2012-10-05T16:23:56Zratbastard@Madison, I'm afraid that's a myth, Madison. Ironically, the friendliest people I've encountered are in the Bible Belt south. A...<p>@Madison,</p>
<p>I&#39;m afraid that&#39;s a myth, Madison. Ironically, the friendliest people I&#39;ve encountered are in the Bible Belt south. A lot of it may be passive aggressive friendliness, but it would be overly cynical to say this was solely the case. I think many southerners are genuinely friendly and nice people, if obsessed with religion. Canadians by comparison, on a personal level, are often frigid. No pun intended.</p>Madison commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017c325727be970b2012-10-05T16:11:18Z2012-10-05T16:11:18ZMadisonThis is Canadia of all places. They are usually so gosh darn nice up there.<p>This is Canadia of all places. They are usually so gosh darn nice up there. </p>ratbastard commented on 'Vancouver High School Apologizes to Man Taunted for 42 Years by 'Fag' Slur in His Yearbook: VIDEO'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef017ee3facf06970d2012-10-05T16:04:08Z2012-10-05T16:04:08ZratbastardBrutal. And school administrators have got to be some of the biggest D-bags on the planet.<p>Brutal. And school administrators have got to be some of the biggest D-bags on the planet.</p>